Saturday, 14 May 2016

It’s been a while between Mystery Mini reviews, and I still
have a couple more I need to get up onto the site. But today we take a look at one of the most iconic creatures in horror history – Frankenstein’s Monster!

As with just about every piece of merchandise based on
Frankenstein’s Monster released since the 1930s, this figurine is clearly based
on Boris Karloff’s iteration of The Monster. Karloff played many famous
monsters in his long career, but The Monster is the one that made him a star,
and the one he’s still most closely associated with. The character’s prominent place in pop culture also means that
it’s going to be subject to an extra level of scrutiny – and he does come up a
little shorter than some of his fellow Mystery Mini companions. I don’t love the shade
of green they’ve used for his skin – it’s bordering on aqua, rather than the
usual sort of sickly lime green. And while the sculpt is a good conversion of
the character into the Mystery Minis style, I think his arms should be more
stretched out in front of him, rather than being held daintily at an awkward
angle by his sides.

So the overall verdict? Well, Frankenstein’s Monster is a
good Mystery Mini, but not a great one. If you’re tossing up between this one
and the Funko POP, I’d say stick with the POP. Solid but unspectacular.